May 9 - May 11, 2008
Toyota Arena, York County Fairgrounds
York, Pennsylvania

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2008 PAOBA Breeders Showcase Photo Contest is another great way to market your farm! We all have those special photos of our alpacas that we hold near and dear. So here’s your chance to show off your photography skills, those special alpacas moments, and your wonderful alpacas. All attendees and alpaca owners are invited to participate in the Photo Contest (except for PAOBA photo contest committee members and photo contest judges.) Photos will be judged on creativity, composition, content, and artistic merit.
Entering the Contest

Send All Photos and Entry Fees (checks payable to PAOBA) To:

Bully Hollow Alpaca Farm
Walt & Monica Snavley
RR 1 Box 54
Tidioute, PA  16351

There are four categories: (Please do not submit photos with special effects in the first three categories)

1. Cria(s)
2. Alpaca(s) interacting with other animals or inanimate objects
3. Postcard worthy (alpacas depicted in beautiful surroundings or captivating the alpaca's nature)
4. Artistic freedom (may include computer enhanced photos, photos taken with lens or filters causing special effects, etc)

Only the following information should be on a label on the back of each photo:

1. Category
2. Farm name
3. Photographer's name
4. Address
5. Phone number

Competition Rules:
Format must be at least 3" x 5" and no larger than 8 1/2" x 11".  Only one photo per category per farm permitted.  All photos must contain at least one alpaca.  No photos are to be submitted that have been previously published elsewhere.  Each photo may only be entered in one category.  All photos submitted must have been taken within the past 12 months, prior to the entry deadline.  Please send working prints, as photos will not be returned.  All entries must be mailed, no e-mail or faxed entries accepted.  Submission of photo permits PAOBA to publish photo in PAOBA Planet newsletter and/or website.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in each category.  A special "People's Choice Award" will be selected from the display of the twelve winning photos by show attendees votes.  This special ribbon will be awarded Sunday afternoon to the winning photo.  Ribbons will be displayed at the 2008 PAOBA Breeders Showcase.  Ribbons and winning photos may be picked up from photo contest display after 3pm on Sunday, May 11, 2008.  Judge's decisions are final.  Deadline for photo contest entries is April 15, 2008.  There is a $5.00 entry fee per photo. Make checks payable to PAOBA.

Thank you for your entries.




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